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states to monitor the internal policies of the united states. monitor and tell us how it you ought to operate. this is a particularly curious thing, and that the united states has the world's best record on disability issues. we lead the world. so we are told it's that ratify the treaty because we are do you need it. all the requirements of this treaty, and all of these commissions are going to be established, and that will be fine. and we will set example worldwide on advancing legitimate cause for the disabled. well, in truth, i think we have very set an example to we have already set the most advanced laws in the world. we lead the world. this treaty has misdirected in the world community a way to focus on the united states. instead of really the lack of action by so many other nations around the world. we have a most magnificent system of law. it is a foundation of our liberty and our happiness. thus, if we were to ratify this treaty, we can be sure a lot of international hypocrites will soon but did demand the united states do this or that.
states to monitor the internal policies of the united states. monitor and tell us how it you ought to operate. this is a particularly curious thing, and that the united states has the world's best record on disability issues. we lead the world. so we are told it's that ratify the treaty because we are do you need it. all the requirements of this treaty, and all of these commissions are going to be established, and that will be fine. and we will set example worldwide on advancing legitimate...
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the message has to be said that the united states is engaged, that the united states is ready to be involved in the united states is ready to do whatever is necessary to prevent, an act that could endanger or take the lives of literally thousands and thousands of innocent people. senator lieberman. >> thank you. we've obviously reached a great moment in the war is ration serious for more than 20. it's great for the obvious fact we believe the assad has engaged biological weapons and put them in a position where they can be used fairly rapidly. i see the back over the 20 minutes of this conflict, this is a series of events, which people said could not have been. this weekend with peaceful demonstrations and when assad was unable to control or suppress them he began to fire to some people may begin to defend themselves in a very unfair fight, which is when many of us thought we should immediately take sides on the side of freedom and give those freedom fighters the weapons with which they can fight. it happened much too late and not from us you people said of the seas not using his air force t
the message has to be said that the united states is engaged, that the united states is ready to be involved in the united states is ready to do whatever is necessary to prevent, an act that could endanger or take the lives of literally thousands and thousands of innocent people. senator lieberman. >> thank you. we've obviously reached a great moment in the war is ration serious for more than 20. it's great for the obvious fact we believe the assad has engaged biological weapons and put...
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states who have studied here in the united states. we constantly are reinforcing that message, the fact we are two totally independent branches of government and the congress does not necessarily speak for the president of the united states. >> in fact, xi jinping at one point said something very interesting. he couldn't understand that the u.s. government should have three branches come and affect three governments have been a government because it was difficult to get stuff done. he was right. that's for sure. >> you've had a pretty -- i shouldn't say you, but there's been a rather -- "the new york times" called the new leaders of china a meritocracy of mediocrity and there's been a lot of talk and a new generation of leaders who haven't necessarily earned their stripes. i'm just wondering your answer to that. >> there is talk about the last 10 years being the last decade were nothing much happened. but you know, if you turn that around a little bit and i admit there's a lot of problems and many things were insulted that they said w
states who have studied here in the united states. we constantly are reinforcing that message, the fact we are two totally independent branches of government and the congress does not necessarily speak for the president of the united states. >> in fact, xi jinping at one point said something very interesting. he couldn't understand that the u.s. government should have three branches come and affect three governments have been a government because it was difficult to get stuff done. he was...
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that's our debt, and the large amount of debt that the united states is facing today. i will outline the challenge we face. i will also show you transforming health care in the ways we can solve this debt issue. i'll demonstrate approaches in the delivery system and how it's already achieving results outside of the federal government. i'll describe how health care can harness simplicity to have stability as we undergo transformation. first, i want to take a moment and talk about ohio. and cleveland. how they are addressing some of the large issues here locally. particularly, the recently announce the demonstration of integrating care coverage. they are individuals to be covered by medicare and medicaid. i don't know if you know this, but duel eligible population represents 20% of the medicare population today, but 31% of the cost. we are excited to be a part of the program under a strategic partnership. a company in dayton called care source, serving beneficiaries in cleveland, akron, and youngstown. our partnership with care source pairs our chronic ability and also m
that's our debt, and the large amount of debt that the united states is facing today. i will outline the challenge we face. i will also show you transforming health care in the ways we can solve this debt issue. i'll demonstrate approaches in the delivery system and how it's already achieving results outside of the federal government. i'll describe how health care can harness simplicity to have stability as we undergo transformation. first, i want to take a moment and talk about ohio. and...
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of the united states' military. that says it all. after being gravely wounded in italy, senator's arm of amputated, spent 21 months recooperating from the wounds in an army hospital in michigan. during that, he met a lifetime friend, future majority leader bob dole, another young gi who had been also wounded in the european theater. senator dole told senator inouye he planned to go to law school and eventually serve in congress. dan inouye was elected to congress in 1959 as hawaii's first congressman. bob dole was elected to congress a year later. senator inouye always joked, i went with the dole plan, and i beat him. three years later, dan inouye was elected to the senate being a soft powerful voice for the people of hawaii ever since. although senator inouye was an unabashedded progressive democrat, he always put his country first and his party second. dan was a vibrant and vital presence in the senate, and in death, he'll remain a legend. his last words on earth, aloha, and it is with a heavy heart that i, we, bi
of the united states' military. that says it all. after being gravely wounded in italy, senator's arm of amputated, spent 21 months recooperating from the wounds in an army hospital in michigan. during that, he met a lifetime friend, future majority leader bob dole, another young gi who had been also wounded in the european theater. senator dole told senator inouye he planned to go to law school and eventually serve in congress. dan inouye was elected to congress in 1959 as hawaii's first...
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states or its tariffs but after world war i they were flat on their back and win the united states has the tiffin the have retaliated and one of the things that happens in the great depression of the united states what passes is that international trade cycle that contributed greatly to the great depression. this is not unusual political leaders will typically go back to what has worked in the past often unaware of the conditions that allowed them to work may no longer prevail. the question then is whether or not the party system is about to exhaust itself in some unnamed new crisis. the exterior in the 1850's and the 1930's. i come back to the platforms. the republican party platform in 1932 spoke of love for the democrats had done in the previous congress and you could see the steam coming out of the pages as you read the platform because they couldn't believe that the democratic party was going to support the currency and the gold standard. they couldn't believe they were going on the balanced budget and they couldn't believe they were in favor. these little outlandish ideas and the
states or its tariffs but after world war i they were flat on their back and win the united states has the tiffin the have retaliated and one of the things that happens in the great depression of the united states what passes is that international trade cycle that contributed greatly to the great depression. this is not unusual political leaders will typically go back to what has worked in the past often unaware of the conditions that allowed them to work may no longer prevail. the question...
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even so, i don't think there's much that the united states can do. i think cutting aid isn't going to make a difference. night last weekend -- not this past one -- two weekends ago, wrote something about egyptians writing -- this is a particularly apt way of putting it, since -- seen as a benevolent actor there anything we do on the aid front or -- is likely to be counterproductive. but all that being said, i don't think that means we should sacrifice our principles. after all, during the uprising in tahrir, both eric and i actually there at the time -- and the president's bid arab spring uprising asian wakening in may 2011, the administration, quite rightly, put the united states on quote-unquote the right side of history, and lined up with people who want to live in more open and democratic societies. in that part of the world. so that when president morsi and the muslim brotherhood pursue this clearly antidemocratic agenda, it's incumbent upon the united states to speak up about democracy, about tolerance, about nonviolence, about the importance o
even so, i don't think there's much that the united states can do. i think cutting aid isn't going to make a difference. night last weekend -- not this past one -- two weekends ago, wrote something about egyptians writing -- this is a particularly apt way of putting it, since -- seen as a benevolent actor there anything we do on the aid front or -- is likely to be counterproductive. but all that being said, i don't think that means we should sacrifice our principles. after all, during the...
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and i watched a debate in the united states senate. it was on civil rights. hubert humphrey was leading that debate. and it so inspired me that i thought, you know, someday i'd like to be down on that floor and i would like to debate the great issues of the day and i would like to represent the people of north dakota. and so i went home and wrote out on the back of an envelope that i would run for the united states senate in 1986 or 1988 and i ran in 1986. and was successful. that is the power of a plan. to you young pages who are here, if any of you seek to be in the united states senate someday, have a plan. because there are so many people who sort of drift through life without one, if you have a plan, you will be light years ahead. and in that race as i indicated my now wife, lucy, was my campaign manager. we won what was then believed to be the biggest political upset in the history of our state. and i was proud of that victory and proud to have a chance to represent north dakota here. i think we all know that our country needs a plan now. and we know th
and i watched a debate in the united states senate. it was on civil rights. hubert humphrey was leading that debate. and it so inspired me that i thought, you know, someday i'd like to be down on that floor and i would like to debate the great issues of the day and i would like to represent the people of north dakota. and so i went home and wrote out on the back of an envelope that i would run for the united states senate in 1986 or 1988 and i ran in 1986. and was successful. that is the power...
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is the united states in court. and this is a moment of real partisan division of the supreme court. and that is exemplified in case after case. why this moment is so important, i think, you need to go back in history two different. a time when the supreme court was unified. in the 60s it was not as divided as it is now. there were several liberals in the late days of the warren court. and there was a real liberal agenda. every saturday morning, chief justice warren and his friend, william brennan would be together and they would say what we want to take her case is? they had case is about cases and the law. in 1964, [inaudible] justice william douglas had griswold versus connecticut, so that married couples could not be denied the right to buy birth control. 1956, chief justice warren volution eyes criminal procedure and perhaps more importantly, changing television dramas forever. [laughter] 1967, perhaps the best named case in supreme court history. what was the case? state could no longer bear him racial interma
is the united states in court. and this is a moment of real partisan division of the supreme court. and that is exemplified in case after case. why this moment is so important, i think, you need to go back in history two different. a time when the supreme court was unified. in the 60s it was not as divided as it is now. there were several liberals in the late days of the warren court. and there was a real liberal agenda. every saturday morning, chief justice warren and his friend, william...
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states senator and then the president of the united states. so they owe a great deal to valerie. she is their godmother. she is now the senior advisor to both the first lady and to the president of the united states and obama himself has said, i run all my decisions through valerie and i trust her implicitly. there is no one short of the president in the first lady who has more power in the white house than valerie jarrett. >> you are so right there trying to figure out jared's mysteries hold on the president and first lady is a favorite guessing game in the parlors and dining rooms. >> it strange because what is your source of power? after all she doesn't have any foreign-policy experience but she attends national security council meetings. she's often in the most important domestic meetings regarding the economy. no one gets to see the president without first going through valerie jarrett so what is this power that she has. the only explanation i can come up with after all these interviews i did was that she had given the first lady first la
states senator and then the president of the united states. so they owe a great deal to valerie. she is their godmother. she is now the senior advisor to both the first lady and to the president of the united states and obama himself has said, i run all my decisions through valerie and i trust her implicitly. there is no one short of the president in the first lady who has more power in the white house than valerie jarrett. >> you are so right there trying to figure out jared's mysteries...
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he's a veteran of the united states marine corps. thank you for your service and i'd like to now go to steve hege. >> chairman smith, ranking member bass and members of the subcommittee on global health and human rate coming tonight for the invitation to testify in the current crisis. i've been working on the congo for over eight years including the past three of the united nations group of experts. the experts mandate expired on 30 november during which i served as coordinator of her six member team. as such a militant affiliated with the united nations that is a share today to not reflect those of the organization or that the group of experts, the strictly my personal spirit or group of experts is a security council mandated by the richer for it to the sanctions committee. he chose to investigate, document and inform sanctions committee of violations of united nations arms are going to get actors as well as related issues such as illegal trade in resources and international law with recruitment and use of child soldiers. during the
he's a veteran of the united states marine corps. thank you for your service and i'd like to now go to steve hege. >> chairman smith, ranking member bass and members of the subcommittee on global health and human rate coming tonight for the invitation to testify in the current crisis. i've been working on the congo for over eight years including the past three of the united nations group of experts. the experts mandate expired on 30 november during which i served as coordinator of her six...
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those who did not work for the united states government. throughout this process, we enjoyed superb cooperation from the department of state and the interagency partners. the decision to brief you on the reports findings reflects a commitment to transparency of the department's highest level in let me give you a very brief introduction to events that might and ask admiral mullen if you'll share with you the findings of the report. and i will return briefly to talk about some of the overarching recommendations. what happened on september 11 in benghazi was a series of attacks in multiple locations by unknown assailants that ebbed and flowed over it. mark almost three hours. the u.s. security personnel in benghazi were heroic in their efforts to protect their colleagues, including ambassador stevens. they did their best that they possibly could with what they have. but what they had have is not enough. either for the general environment in benghazi or the overwhelming number of attackers and the weapons in which they face. frankly, the state
those who did not work for the united states government. throughout this process, we enjoyed superb cooperation from the department of state and the interagency partners. the decision to brief you on the reports findings reflects a commitment to transparency of the department's highest level in let me give you a very brief introduction to events that might and ask admiral mullen if you'll share with you the findings of the report. and i will return briefly to talk about some of the overarching...
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there's a lot of united states, but also labor trafficking. numerically there's more in that category. we shouldn't overlook the fact is people sleep in it collects basically as indentured servants and we have to do with that as well. >> was the single biggest thing you think should be done to alleviate child sex crimes. >> awareness. people have to believe this exists. their signs and sometimes we ignore it. one thing we do in south florida as great a strain folks at entry point, there is science and progress of human trafficking. awareness part is important. they have to take the place when the internet for law enforcement because a lot of times they find themselves into prostitution and get treated as perpetrator rather than victims. if ecologists force them into a perpetrator but in fact we are the dems and they have to give him for certain judicial system to treat a women as victims and put them in a setting with a pull themselves away from drug addiction or whatever it's supposed appendices seem to keep them trapped. >> first i want to a
there's a lot of united states, but also labor trafficking. numerically there's more in that category. we shouldn't overlook the fact is people sleep in it collects basically as indentured servants and we have to do with that as well. >> was the single biggest thing you think should be done to alleviate child sex crimes. >> awareness. people have to believe this exists. their signs and sometimes we ignore it. one thing we do in south florida as great a strain folks at entry point,...
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thank you for representing the united states in those talks. i was glad to pass legislation of the house. now the senate and house have spoken in a bout and unanimously that we oppose any attempt to the united nations to take over parts of the internet we want to see it continue to be an open and free model this stakeholder approach. do you see some and commissioner mick towel you touched on this in your opening. tc hypocrisy were title ii is open in the united states and yet we are it by telling them not to use this outdated approach to grab more pieces of the internet internationally, but in the united states seems this open-ended question with title ii that maybe sends a mixed signal. >> eczema question. i'll try to be diplomatic with the response. the answer is yes and no. yes in the international who want government out of the space and the multi-stakeholder model is the way to resolve conflicts and this works very well for consumers ultimately. no end that one of the messages put forth is each nation to determine what its internet policy
thank you for representing the united states in those talks. i was glad to pass legislation of the house. now the senate and house have spoken in a bout and unanimously that we oppose any attempt to the united nations to take over parts of the internet we want to see it continue to be an open and free model this stakeholder approach. do you see some and commissioner mick towel you touched on this in your opening. tc hypocrisy were title ii is open in the united states and yet we are it by...
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we are united, as a united states of america as senator menendez has said. hurricane azande's scale and scope of destruction made it one of the largest national disasters to affect our nation leaving millions of people in the tristate region without homes or electricity and costing tens of billions of dollars in damages to governments, businesses, and residence. the sweat -- the suite of destruction and human impact and financial impact was simply staggering, and our response now has to match. we need to think big and act paid with urgency and division right away. short term. we must redouble our efforts to reduce the personal cost and property damage of the storm and other storms and long review the path toward enlightened protection and preparation must include infrastructure improvements. m.a.c. massive, but they are well needed and deserved such as has been done with stanford, connecticut floodgate repairs, steps to stop flooding on the plus atomic river and electricity security measures such as the establishment of micrograms and increased availability
we are united, as a united states of america as senator menendez has said. hurricane azande's scale and scope of destruction made it one of the largest national disasters to affect our nation leaving millions of people in the tristate region without homes or electricity and costing tens of billions of dollars in damages to governments, businesses, and residence. the sweat -- the suite of destruction and human impact and financial impact was simply staggering, and our response now has to match....
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every state in the united states has a sore looser law from which means if you cluster primary come you can't appear on the ballot in november. those need to go. so it's the primary voters who are represented in the party. secondly in terms of what can we do about it, i don't know how many of you are your friends show up at a town meeting, show up for your member of the house or senate is present, participate in the elections, college the radio tv show. in other words, we need to get citizens engaged. citizens are crazy. 42% of american people are registered as independent. they are fleeing from the party, but they need to be at this meeting can confront and be confrontational with their representatives and senators in favor not going to vote for you if you behave this way. the final question about canopy, repressive? you know, i got to testify on behalf of the american bar association to a committee in the house for the previous president announced thursday reassigning statements that he would decide for himself whether or not he had to obey the law. republicans saw nothing wrong with
every state in the united states has a sore looser law from which means if you cluster primary come you can't appear on the ballot in november. those need to go. so it's the primary voters who are represented in the party. secondly in terms of what can we do about it, i don't know how many of you are your friends show up at a town meeting, show up for your member of the house or senate is present, participate in the elections, college the radio tv show. in other words, we need to get citizens...
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states. then a senate hearing on the impact of hurricane sandy on small businesses. >> senator daniel inouye died today of competitions in washington. senator inouye was a world war ii veteran, a medal of honor recipient, and the longest serving sitting u.s. senator. he was 80 years old. >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing an end to suffering. >> what happened, we ought to take advantage of it. >> obesity is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> i think that they serve as a window on the past. what was going on with american women. >> she is really one of the few that we can trust. many of the women who were first ladies were writers and journalists and they will both. >> in many cases, they are more interesting as human beings. if only because they are not first and foremost to find as limited by political ambition. >> dolly madison was loving every minute of it. >> you can't rule without including what women want and hav
states. then a senate hearing on the impact of hurricane sandy on small businesses. >> senator daniel inouye died today of competitions in washington. senator inouye was a world war ii veteran, a medal of honor recipient, and the longest serving sitting u.s. senator. he was 80 years old. >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing an end to suffering. >> what happened, we ought to take advantage of it. >> obesity...
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warren rudman left foot steps in the united states senate and on the sands of time. many people serve here and are soon forgotten. but he is not one of them. i think that the reasons are quite simple. one, he was admired. he had courage. he had principles. he got things done. he made things happen. he cared more about his country than he did about anything else. and as a result, his country cares about him. and we care about him, and that is why we are here. that is why we are honoring him today. it is a great privilege for me to have my name associated with warren rudman. >> you can see the entire attribute to former senator from new hampshire warren rudman at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, a discussion on the senate filibuster rules. after that, arnold schwarzenegger and a forum on politics and hollywood. then another chance to see housing experts on the 16 billion-dollar shortfall in federal housing budget. >> senior policy advisers say that democratic advisers to curb filibusters will give the majority power over senate agenda. during a discussion at the h
warren rudman left foot steps in the united states senate and on the sands of time. many people serve here and are soon forgotten. but he is not one of them. i think that the reasons are quite simple. one, he was admired. he had courage. he had principles. he got things done. he made things happen. he cared more about his country than he did about anything else. and as a result, his country cares about him. and we care about him, and that is why we are here. that is why we are honoring him...
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the first day in many of our lives, certainly my own, the halls of the united states congress were not graced by the presence of daniel inouye danny was elected to the u.s. senate when i was two years old. he was elected to congress a couple years before i was born. he would remain my senator until i left hawaii for college.
the first day in many of our lives, certainly my own, the halls of the united states congress were not graced by the presence of daniel inouye danny was elected to the u.s. senate when i was two years old. he was elected to congress a couple years before i was born. he would remain my senator until i left hawaii for college.